European Data Center & Colocation Market

Platform Frontier Markets Central and Eastern Europe 2026 is the CEE edition of the Platform Markets Group congress series, convening investors, operators, government figures, and digital infrastructure leaders across Central and Eastern Europe. The 2026 edition takes place April 30, 2026 in Vienna, Austria, positioned as the natural gateway city for regional capital formation and cross-border dealmaking.

Programming Focus

• Data centre investment outlook for Central and Eastern Europe
• AI-driven demand and regional compute strategy
• Policy implications and regulatory environment for CEE data centres
• Private equity and infrastructure capital access in the region
• Energy availability, grid constraints, and long-term power solutions
• Edge computing, quantum computing, and emerging workloads
• Site selection across Warsaw, Prague, Budapest, Bucharest, and other CEE markets

Who Should Attend

• Regional data centre operators and colocation providers
• Hyperscale and cloud leaders evaluating CEE markets
• Private equity, infrastructure funds, and credit investors
• Government officials, regulators, and policy advisors
• Real estate developers and land owners
• Utilities, power developers, and energy partners
• Law firms and consultants active in CEE digital infrastructure

Logistics

Vienna, Austria. Full venue, agenda, and registration details published at platform-markets.com/frontier-cee. Registration is open for 2026.

DCD>Connect | Southern Europe is DCD's annual conference for Iberia and the broader Southern European data center market, now in its 18th edition. The 2026 event runs May 6-7, 2026 at the Palacio Municipal at IFEMA Madrid (new venue after prior editions at Eurostars Madrid Tower) and convenes 2,500+ professionals, 180+ international speakers, and approximately 200 partner companies. DCD is reportedly considering rebranding the series to "DCD>Connect Southwest Europe."

Guest Country and Region. 2026 features Portugal as guest country, highlighting the Sines and Lisbon subsea hubs, and Catalonia as guest region, positioning Barcelona as a Mediterranean interconnection node.

Format. Three simultaneous content stages plus two specialized forums. The AI Impact Forum focuses on AI-driven data center planning and optimization. The ESG Forum covers sustainability, energy, and efficiency. The co-located DCD>Investment Forum (Southern Europe) connects investment funds and financial teams with cloud executives. A new DCD>Compute | Madrid track runs in parallel for IT infrastructure manufacturers.

Featured Speakers (confirmed and carry-over). José Luis Friebel, Managing Director International and Chief Growth Officer, DCD. Emilio Díaz, President, SpainDC. Jorge Lis, Global Segment Leader Data Centers, ABB. Hervé Hellez, Secure Power Europe and France Strategy Leader, Schneider Electric. Sheriff Rizkalla, President, IDA (Italian Data Center Association). Expected continued presence from major investors and operators including AWS (€15.7B Aragón investment), Microsoft (€10B), Blackstone, Azora, and Sanca.

Sponsors and Partners. Schneider Electric (Main Partner). CommScope. Munters (Booth 8, sponsoring panel "Cooling the Next Generation Data Center: Where Air and Liquid Systems Meet"). Vaisala (Booth 28, environmental monitoring). The Wave Data Centers. SpainDC (host association). Dutch Data Center Association. TIA. Fedit (Spanish Federation of Technology Centres). Portman Partners. 2025 exhibitors expected to return include Vertiv, ABB, Iron Mountain, Corning, RDT Ingenieros, and VID FIREKILL.

Networking. VIP dinners, wine tastings, live shows, curated one-on-one private meetings, exclusive cocktail receptions, and dedicated executive networking spaces.

Logistics. Venue: Palacio Municipal, IFEMA Madrid, Avenida de la Capital de España 7, 28042 Madrid, Spain. Accessible via Metro Line 8 (Feria de Madrid), buses 73, 112, 122, and 828. TIA partner codes offer complimentary end-user passes and 20% supplier discounts; Munters offers a "munters-guest" code. Organized by Data Centre Dynamics Ltd.

The Tech Capital International Finance Forum and Global Awards, IFF26, is once more coming to London in May 2026. This is a must-attend event for digital infrastructure professionals worldwide, with a focus on addressing pressing global financial issues and expanding the digital infrastructure economy. The forum offers a unique platform for networking and exchanging groundbreaking ideas, providing attendees with the opportunity to expand their professional network and gain expertise. With a combined market cap exceeding US$1.6 trillion, the event is the ultimate platform for industry leaders to convene, inspire, and forge valuable connections.

This fifth annual gathering unites 400+ data centre, fibre, edge, AI, cell towers, new tech, energy, finance, investment, and legal leaders from 40 nations under the theme "Connecting Capital, Creating Future."

Datacloud Global Congress is an annual conference for the digital infrastructure industry, held in Cannes, France. The 2026 edition runs June 2 to 4 at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. A welcome drinks reception takes place June 1.

The event draws over 6,000 attendees, with roughly 70% holding C-level, VP, or Director titles and 35% representing hyperscalers and data center operators. Focus is on senior-level networking and deal-making across data centers, cloud, edge, and AI infrastructure.

Key topics for 2026 include AI power demands, nuclear energy, sustainable cooling, water efficiency, innovative financing models, on-site power generation, edge computing, and talent recruitment. Special programming includes an Investment & Finance Forum, Nuclear Summit, Talent In Tech sessions, and a Digital Infrastructure Leaders Summit.

Confirmed speakers include Rachel Peterson (Meta), Noelle Walsh (Microsoft), Nancy Novak (Compass Datacenters), Doug Adams (NTT), Rangu Salgame (Princeton Digital Group), Marc Garner (Schneider Electric), Marten Bunnemann (E.ON), and Andrew Jay (CBRE). Patron sponsors: Huawei, Schneider Electric, Siemens Energy, and Vertiv.

Registration pricing (EUR):

• Congress Pass: €1,499 (3-day event, networking, meals)
• Congress + Awards Ticket: €1,999 (adds Datacloud Awards Ceremony dinner on June 1)
• Congress + Investment Summit: €1,999 (adds Investment Summit access on June 2)
• All Access Pass: €2,499 (Investment Summit + Awards Ceremony + full congress)

DCAC Europe 2026 is the European edition of the Data Center Anti-Conference, held June 23 to 24 at the Roundhouse in London. DCAC was founded by Kirk Offel in Austin in 2015 and is led by President David Isaac; the series expanded to Europe in 2024. The global DCAC footprint draws 3,000+ attendees across 1,000+ companies, with 200+ industry partners.

The 2026 theme is "Operation Full Throttle: Forging the 5th Utility," positioning data infrastructure alongside water, electricity, gas, and telecom as essential infrastructure. DCAC deliberately breaks from traditional conference format, emphasizing networking, interactive content, concerts, and celebrity appearances over panel-heavy programming.

Programming Focus

• Data infrastructure as the 5th utility
• Industry collaboration, innovation, and community building
• Networking-first format (35+ hours of networking at recent editions)
• Concerts, entertainment, and experiential programming

Named Partners

Nvidia, Microsoft, Intel, IES, Rosendin (more partners to be announced)

Who Should Attend

• Data center owners, operators, and developers
• Hyperscalers and cloud providers
• Design, construction, and engineering firms
• Electrical and mechanical contractors
• Power, cooling, and infrastructure technology vendors
• Investors and capital partners in digital infrastructure

Logistics

Venue: The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Rd, London NW1 8EH.